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I    Jrier  Goose 
Mother  Goose  in  silhouettes 


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Mother  Goose 


In  Silhouettes 

Cut  by 

Katharine  G.  Buffum 


Boston  and  New  York 
Houghton   Mifflin   Company 


COPYRIGHT,  1907.  BY  HOUGHTON,  MIFFLIN  AND  COMPANY 

ALL  RIGHTS  RESERVED  INCLUDING  THE  RIGHT  TO  REPRODUCE 
THIS  BOOK  OR  PARTS  THEREOF  IN  ANY  FORM 

Published  September  1907 


LIBRARY  UNIV.  feP 
NORTH  CAROLINA 

Contents 

Page 

Little  Miss  Muffet 2 

Jack  be  nimble 4 

Peter,  Peter,  pumpkin-eater  6 

Jack  and  Jill 3 

Mary,  Mary,  quite  contrary       .        .        .        .  i2 
There  was   an   old    woman    tossed  up    in    a 

basket I4 

Little  Bo-peep j6 

Jack  Sprat 20 

Little  Jack  Horner 22 

Sing  a  song  of  sixpence 24 

This  is  the  house  that  Jack  built.        .        .  32 


Contents 

Page 

There  was  an  old  woman  who  lived  in  a  shoe  50 
This  little  pig  went  to  market  .  .  •  52 
My  little  wife  and  I  fell  out     .        .        e        .58 

Old  King  Gole 60 

When  I  was  a  little  boy  I  lived  by  myself  .  62 
A  little  cock  sparrow  sat  on  a  green  tree  .  64 
Three  wise  men  of  Gotham  .  .  .  .66 
Mary  had  a  little  lamb  ....       68 

Little  boy  blue 70 

Old  Mother  Hubbard 72 

Simple  Simon 74 

There  was  a  man  in  our  town     .        .        .       78 


Mother  Goose  in  Silhouettes 


Mother  Goose  in  Silhouettes 


Little  Miss  Muffet 

Sat  on  a  tuffet, 

Eating  her  curds  and  whey; 

When  along  came  a  spider 

And  sat  down  beside  her, 

And  frightened  Miss  Muffet  away. 


Jack  be  nimble, 

Jack  be  quick, 

Jack  jump  over  the  candlestick. 


Peter,  Peter, 

Pumpkin-eater, 

Had  a  wife  and  could  n9t  keep  her; 

Put  her  in  a  pumpkin-shell, 

And  there  he  kept  her  very  well. 


Jack  and  Jill 

Went  up  the  hill 

To  fetch  a  pail  of  water. 


Jack  fell  down 

And  broke  his  crown, 

And  Jill  came  tumbling  after. 


10 


Mary,  Mary, 

Quite  contrary, 

How  does  your  garden  grow? 

With  silver  bells, 

And  cockle-shells, 

And  pretty  maids  all  of  a  row. 


12 


There    was    an    old   woman    tossed   up 

in  a  basket, 
Ninety  times  as  high  as  the  moon; 
And    where  she    was    going   I  could  n't 

but  ask  it, 
For  in  her  hand  she  carried  a  broom. 
"Old  woman,  old  woman,  old  woman/' 

quoth  I, 
"Whither,    O   whither,    O    whither,    so 

high?" 
"To  sweep  the  cobwebs  off  the  sky!" 
"Shall    I    go    with    you?"     "Aye,    by- 

and-by."  i4 


♦ 


Little  Bo-peep  has  lost  her  sheep, 
And  does  n't  know  where  to  find  them. 


16 


Leave  them  alone,  and  they'll  come  home, 
Bringing  their  tails  behind  them. 


18 


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Jack  Sprat  could  eat  no  fat, 

His  wife  could  eat  no  lean; 

And  so  betwixt  them  both,  you  see, 

They  licked  the  platter  clean. 


20 


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Little  Jack  Horner 

Sat  in  a  corner, 

Eating  a  Christmas  pie; 

He  put  in  his  thumb, 

And  pulled  out  a  plum, 

And  said,  "What  a  good  boy  am  I!" 


22 


Sing  a  song  of  sixpence 
A  pocket  full  of  rye ; 
Four  and  twenty  blackbirds 
Baked  in  a  pie. 
When  the  pie  was  opened, 
The  birds  began  to  sing: 
"  Was  n't  that  a  dainty  dish 
To  set  before  a  king ! " 


24 


The  king  was  in  the  counting-house, 
Counting  out  his  money; 


26 


The  queen  was  in  the  parlor, 
Eating  bread  and  honeyj 


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The  maid  was  in  the  garden, 
Hanging  out  the  clothes, 
When  along  came  a  blackbird 
And  nipped  off  her  nose. 


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This  is  the  house  that  Jack  built. 


3* 


This  is  the  rat 

That  ate  the  malt 

That  lay  in  the  house  that  Jack  built 


34 


This  is  the  cat 

That  killed  the  rat 

That  ate  the  malt 

That  lay  in  the  house  that  Jack  built. 


36 


This  is  the  dog 

That  worried  the  cat 

That  killed  the  rat 

That  ate  the  malt 

That  lay  in  the  house  that  Jack  built 


38 


This  is  the  cow  with  the  crumpled  horn 

That  tossed  the  dog 

That  worried  the  cat 

That  killed  the  rat 

That  ate  the  malt 

That  lay  in  the  house  that  Jack  built. 


40 


Sk-jB3T 


This  is  the  maiden  all  forlorn 

That  milked  the  cow  with  the  crumpled 

horn 
That  tossed  the  dog 
That  worried  the  cat 
That  killed  the  rat 
That  ate  the  malt 
That  lay  in  the  house  that  Jack  built. 


42 


This  is   the  man   all  tattered   and   torn 
That  kissed   the  maiden   all  forlorn 
That  milked  the  cow  with  the  crumpled 

horn 
That  tossed  the  dog 
That  worried  the  cat 
That  killed  the  rat 
That  ate  the  malt 
That  lay  in  the  house  that  Jack  built. 


44 


This  is  the  priest  all  shaven  and  shorn 
That  married  the  man  all    tattered  and 

torn 
That  kissed  the  maiden  all  forlorn 
That  milked  the  cow  with  the  crumpled 

horn 
That  tossed  the  dog 
That  worried  the  cat 
That  killed  the  rat 
That  ate  the  malt 

That  lay  in  the  house  that  Jack  built. 

46 


Ai 


This  is  the  cock  that  crowed  in  the  morn 
That  waked  the  priest  all  shaven  and  shorn 
That  married  the  man  all  tattered  and  torn 
That  kissed  the  maiden  all  forlorn 
That  milked  the  cow  with  the  crumpled 

horn 
That  tossed  the  dog 
That  worried  the  cat 
That  killed  the  rat 
That  ate  the  malt 

That  lay  in  the  house  that  Jack  built. 

48 


There  was  an  old  woman  who  lived  in  a 

shoe, 
She    had    so    many  children   she  didn't 

know  what  to  do. 
She  gave  them  some  broth  without  any 

bread; 
She  whipped  them  all  soundly  and   put 

them  to  bed. 


50 


This  little  pig  went  to  market 


This  little  pig  stayed  at  home. 


52 


AL 


This  little  pig  had  roast  beef, 


This  little  pig  had  none. 


54 


Jrtt 


This   little  pig  cried  "Wee,  wee,  wee" 
all  the  way  home. 


S6 


My  little  wife  and  I  fell  out, 
And  I'll  tell  you  what  it  was  all  about; 
She  had  money  and  I  had  none, 
And  that's  the  way  the  trouble  begun. 


58 


§ro 


Old  King  Cole 

Was  a  merry  old  soul, 

And  a  merry  old  soul  was  he. 

He  called  for  his  pipe, 

And  he  called  for  his  bowl, 

And  he  called  for  his  fiddlers  three. 


60 


When  I  was  a  little  boy  I  lived  by  myself, 
And  all  the  bread  and  cheese  I  got  I  put 

upon  the  shelf; 
The  rats  and  the  mice  did  lead  me  such 

a  life, 
I  was  forced  to  go  to   London  to    buy 

me  a  wife. 
The  houses  were  so  high,  and  the  lanes 

were  so  narrow, 
I  could  not  get  my  wife  home  without  a 

wheelbarrow  j 

62 


The  wheelbarrow  broke,  my  wife  got  a 

fall, 
Down  tumbled  wheelbarrow,  little  wife, 

and  all. 


63 


A  little  cock  sparrow  sat  on  a  green  tree 

And  chirruped  and  chirruped,  so  merry 
was  he, 

When    along   came  a  boy  with  a  small 
bow  and  arrow, 

Determined  to  shoot  the  little  cock  spar- 
row. 

"That   little  cock  sparrow  will  make  a 
nice  stew, 

And   his   giblets  will   make  a  nice  little 
pie,  too." 

64 


"Oh,  no,"  said  the  sparrow,   "I  won't 

make  a  stew." 
So  he  flapped  his  wings  and  away  he  flew. 

6S 


Three  wise  men  of  Gotham 
Went  to  sea  in  a  bowl; 
If  the  bowl  had  been  stronger, 
My  story  had  been  longer. 


66 


Mary  had  a  little  lamb, 
Its  fleece  was  white  as  snow, 
And  everywhere  that  Mary  went 
The  lamb  was  sure  to  go. 


68 


A 


Little  boy  blue,  come  blow  your  horn; 
The  sheep's  in  the  meadow,  the   cow's 
in  the  corn. 


70 


Old  Mother  Hubbard 

Went  to  the  cupboard 

To  get  her  poor  dog  a  bone; 

But  when  she  got  there 

The  cupboard  was  bare, 

And  so  the  poor  dog  had  none. 


72 


Simple  Simon  went  a-fishing 
For  to  catch  a  whale, 


74 


£ 


But  all  the  water  that  he  had 
Was  in  his  mother's  paih 


76 


i. 


There  was  a  man  in  our  town, 
And  he  was  wondrous  wise; 
He  jumped  into  a  bramble  bush 
And  scratched  out  both  his  eyes. 
And  when  he  saw  his  eyes  were  out, 
With  all  his  might  and  main 
He  jumped  into  another  bush, 
And  scratched  them  in  again. 


78 


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